On this date, 1/25/1738, John Wesley is said to have penned in his journal,

“I went to America to convert the Indians. But oh! Who shall convert me? I have a fair summer religion…But let death look me in the face, and my spirit is troubled.”

He had come here as a “missionary.” (How many modern pastors are unconverted?)

Thank the Lord John Wesley was genuinely converted to Christ on May 24th (of that same year) at 8:45 PM, at Aldersgate Chapel, London. To his journal he again turned, stating, “I felt my heart strangely warmed…”